Browns and Jack Conklin agree to a four-year, $60 million extension, including a $31 million guarantee

SATISFACTION

Cleveland Brown’s right tackle Jack Conklin should hit the open market this offseason, but the franchise won’t let that happen. On Friday, Conklin’s agent Drew Rosenhaus told ESPN that the Browns and Conklin had agreed to a four-year, $60 million extension that fully guaranteed $31 million.

Conklin had publicly stated that he wanted to stay in Cleveland for the future and that he loved his team and his city. The Michigan State product is in Season #3 with the Browns. He was named a First Team All-Pro in 2020 but tore his patellar tendon in 2021 after playing just seven games. However, Conklin has bounced back and has completed 12 launches so far in 2022.

Originally a first-round pick by the Tennessee Titans, Conklin finished 8th overall in 2016. He was part of the 2019 Titans team that put on an impressive AFC championship run after notching upset victories over the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens Derrick Henry rushed for league-leading 1,540 yards. After the Titans allowed him to go free, the Browns came up with a Three-year, $42 million contract.

Conklin’s new $15 million AAV makes him the #6 highest-paid right tackle in the NFL, according to Over The Cap. He is just behind Taylor Moton of the Carolina Panthers and just ahead of Rob Havenstein of the Los Angeles Rams.